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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 23h

Yup! ⬇️

Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#YorkshireBirding

Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you

www.theguardian.com

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 1d

A Mottled Umber at work this morning hitched a ride on a ship from Sweden. #teammoth

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Kane Brides 🦆 @kanebrides.bsky.social · 2d

A week on from #StormAmy 🌬️ data from our tagged Whooper Swans show both storm assistance & storm displacement. Some birds made rapid migrations, others battled the elements – some out at sea for 55 hrs! As North Atlantic storms grow more frequent, understanding their impact is vital. 🦢 #Ornithology

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 1d

The dogwalk this afternoon was a bit blue and sloe..

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 2d

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 2d

A Gannet with a beak full of Nettles #BirdOfTheDay

A Gannet with a beak full of Nettles for nesting material.

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 2d

Barred Sallow, Gold Triangle, Clancy's Rustic and a Cypress Pug were nice to find this morning. #teammoth

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 3d

A Dusky Thorn for #MothFaceFriday #teammoth

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 3d

A Red Grouse chick for #BirdOfTheDay.

A Red Grouse chick at the edge of a road.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 3d

It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.

And there will be others within our lifetime.

That's biodiversity loss.

We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)

Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...

xeno-canto.org

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks!..☺️

kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

Who spotted who ,a Little Owl for #BirdOfTheDay #spotted #birds

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

News on the ringed Black-tailed Godwit, has been seen a few times.. #kentnature #ukbirding #kentbirding

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

It was then...changed a bit now...😥

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

Not as much as what should have been done. 😁 The manager had one of the security cameras turned on the nest so it was on the television screen every day..

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

I know the feeling I've had one in 5 yrs...😐

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

I'm pretty sure it's the law that if you catch one you have to photograph it and post it..😄

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

It was A bit of a racket sometimes.

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

It was indeed, i actually looked forward to going to work everyday..😆

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

A Dunlin roosting on a groyne, waiting for the tide to turn. #WaderWednesday #birds

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 4d

A few yrs ago a #Kestrel nested at work, had the pleasure of watching them grow for a few weeks. #BirdOfTheDay

Three young Kestrels on top of an old wooden pile.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 5d

Final design, test t-shirt ordered 🐦‍⬛

To make sure I don’t get deluged with complaints I will wear for a while to make sure it’s going to last before putting out for sale

Price will be close to cost, plus a few pennies for raisins

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kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 5d

Cece wishes you a happy birthday..

kevguttridge.bsky.social @kevguttridge.bsky.social · 5d

Mottled Shieldbug ? Medway City Estate #kentnature

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 5d

...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe

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